fly agaric

noun

A poisonous and hallucinogenic mushroom, Amanita muscaria, with a large crimson cap, fading to yellow, scattered with white flecks.

Similar
fly fungusAmanita muscaria
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Meanings

nounfly agaric (plural fly agarics)

plural fly agarics

  1. A poisonous and hallucinogenic mushroom, Amanita muscaria, with a large crimson cap, fading to yellow, scattered with white flecks.

    Synonyms: fly fungus

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA poisonous and hallucinogenic mushroom, Amanita muscaria, with a large crimson cap, fading to yellow, scattered with white flecks.

Similar
fly fungus

More synonyms by meaning

nounpoisonous (but rarely fatal) woodland fungus having a scarlet cap with white warts and white gills

Similar
Amanita muscaria
Broader
agaric
Also see
fly fungus

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

The name is given because it was used as insecticide in England, similarly to many other European countries, compare e.g. Swedish flugsvamp and Russian мухомо́р (muxomór).

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Translations

Basque kuleto faltsu
  • kuleto faltsuAmanita muscaria
Bulgarian червена мухоморка
  • червена мухоморка (červena muhomorka)Amanita muscaria
Catalan reig de fageda, reig bord
  • reig de fagedaAmanita muscaria
  • reig bordAmanita muscaria
  • matamosquesAmanita muscaria
Chinese Mandarin 毒蠅傘 /毒蝇伞
  • 毒蠅傘 /毒蝇伞 (dúyíngsǎn)Amanita muscaria
Czech muchomůrka červená
  • muchomůrka červenáAmanita muscaria
Danish rød fluesvamp
  • rød fluesvampAmanita muscaria
Dutch vliegenzwam
  • vliegenzwamAmanita muscaria
Esperanto muŝa amanito
  • muŝa amanitoAmanita muscaria
Estonian punane kärbseseen
  • punane kärbseseenAmanita muscaria
Finnish punakärpässieni
  • punakärpässieniAmanita muscaria
French amanite tue-mouches
  • amanite tue-mouchesAmanita muscaria
German Fliegenpilz
  • FliegenpilzAmanita muscaria
Greek Αμανίτης ο μυγοκτόνος
  • Αμανίτης ο μυγοκτόνος (Amanítis o mygoktónos)Amanita muscaria
Hebrew אמנית זבובנית
  • אמנית זבובניתAmanita muscaria
Hungarian légyölő galóca
  • légyölő galócaAmanita muscaria
Irish agairg na gcuileanna
  • agairg na gcuileannaAmanita muscaria
Italian ovolaccio, ovolo malefico
  • ovolaccioAmanita muscaria
  • ovolo maleficoAmanita muscaria
Japanese 紅天狗茸
  • 紅天狗茸 (benitengutake)Amanita muscaria
Lithuanian musmirė
  • musmirėAmanita muscaria
Norwegian Bokmål fluesopp
  • fluesoppAmanita muscaria
Polish muchomor czerwony
  • muchomor czerwonyAmanita muscaria
Portuguese amanita mata-moscas
  • amanita mata-moscasAmanita muscaria
Romanian buretele muștelor, muscăriță
  • buretele muștelorAmanita muscaria
  • muscărițăAmanita muscaria
Russian мухомо́р
  • мухомо́р (muxomór)Amanita muscaria
Spanish oronja falsa, matamoscas
  • oronja falsaAmanita muscaria
  • matamoscasAmanita muscaria
  • hongo mosqueroAmanita muscaria
  • hongo de rayoAmanita muscaria
  • chilindrinaAmanita muscaria
  • amanitaAmanita muscaria
Swedish röd flugsvamp
  • röd flugsvampAmanita muscaria
Turkish sinek mantarı
  • sinek mantarıAmanita muscaria
Welsh amanita'r gwybed
  • amanita'r gwybedAmanita muscaria
Cite this entry
APA

fly agaric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fly%20agaric

MLA

“fly agaric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fly%20agaric. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fly agaric,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fly%20agaric.

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